The former Ohio State point guard was the first men's basketball player to make Academic All-Big Ten three times and repeated as Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.

He added to his lofty intellectual resume this week when he picked up the Warriors' summer-league offense without having practiced with the team.

Head coach Steve Kerrthought he would play the 6-foot-2, 195-pound rookie about eight minutes in the Warriors' opener Friday. Instead, Craft was on the floor for 17 minutes, regulating the tempo of the game with four assists and five steals.

"He's just a basketball player, a winner," Kerr said.

Craft arrived late at the Warriors' summer-league camp, because he played for the 76ers in the Orlando Summer League. He watched from the sideline during one practice before taking the reins of the Warriors' offense Friday.

"I've been a winning player for as long as I can remember," Craft said. "I try to find ways to positively impact the game offensively and defensively. It's great to be known for that after one game, but I've got to keep doing it every game down here."

Looking ahead: Although Kerr's concentration is on the summer league, he can't help but think ahead to the roster he'll direct in October. The new head coach said he can see either Draymond Green or Harrison Barnesfilling the team's need for a stretch-4, power forward David Leebeing a great fit for the new offense and center Andrew Bogut being utilized more often.

On Green: "He's shooting a ton. It's great. That's why guys in this league get better. If you want to just spend all day shooting, you're free to," Kerr said. "He's such a hard worker, and he knows (shooting is) a skill ... that can open up the game."

On Lee: "I'm a big fan, by the way," Kerr said. "Especially with the way we're going to play - with a lot of cutting and slashing and Steph (Curry) and Klay (Thompson) coming off curls - I love the slips (for Lee). David is as good as anybody at slashing and finishing when there's ball movement, so he's a big part of things."

On Bogut: "I anticipate him playing a bigger part on our team, offensively," said Kerr, who took a six-minute video to Australia to show Bogut all of the ways he'll be used this season. "He was mainly a screener last year, but I think he's one of the best passing bigs in the league. I want to utilize that. I thought it was important to go there, meet him face to face and tell him."